Hair clipper



Patented dan. 23, 192,3.

UNTER@ WILLIAM E. GRAY, OIE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,

ASSIGNOR TO LIGURE ELECTRIC CORPORA- TIONLOF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

nerr. Curran.

Application mea July 14,

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it lmown that I; lViLLmii E. Guti', a citizen oit the United States; and a resident of the city of Chicago, county ot Cool;7 and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hair Clippers7 ot which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in hair clippers and more particularly to the means for retaining the cutting blade in position thereon, the object of the invention being to provide a simple eii'ective constructionI for this purpose by means of which the cutting blade will be nicely and adjustably held in. place and the working parts pro tected.

Other objects will appear liereinatter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

rlhe invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this speciiication; and in which,

Fig. 1 is a side view, shown partially in section, of a hair clipper embodying the invention,

Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. l,

Fig. 3 is a partial top plan view of the construction, and

Fig. l is a section taken ou line 1 -4 of Fig. 1.

The preferred form of construction as illustrated in the drawings comprises the usual serrated cutter head 5 having a suitable handle 6 rigidly attached thereto. The usual serrated cutting blade 7 is arranged to reciprocate on head 5 and co-operate therewith in the usual manner. The cutter blade 7 is pro-vided with two slots 8 loosely fitting over the upstanding guide posts 9 on the cutter head 5 for guiding said blade in its reciprocations. f

A housing 10 is arranged on top of the blade 7. being provided with contact lugs 11, resting on top ot said blade. The housing 10 is provided at its lower portion with a horizontal flange 12 having slots 13 therein, fitting snugly over the guide posts 9 and whereby the lower portion of the housing will be held nicely in place. The upper portion of the housing 10 is provided with a substantially semicircular socket 14 embracing the substantially semicircular end 15 ot 1921. Serial NO. 434,793.

an abutment 1G formed integrally with the handle 6 and overhanging the blade T as shown. vertical set crew 1l' threaded in the abutment 16 passing downwardly therethrough and contacting with the horizontal fla-nge 18 formed on the upper portion oiI the housing 10 and whereby the pressure between housinglO and blade 7 may be nicely adjusted as desired. A coiled spring 18 is imprisoned between the head ot' the screw 1T and the top of the abutment 16; exerting friction on said screw and yieldingly locking the same in various positions oit adjustment.

The blade T is reciynocated by a lever 20 connected with any usual or desired form of driving shaft mechanism in the handle 6.

By this arrangement, housing 10 will be nicely and rmly held in position over the blade 7 and the operating contact between said blade and the cutter head 5 readily adinstable by means oi the screw 17.

TWhile I have illustrated and described the preferred 'form of construction 'for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable oi variation and modification without depart-- ing from the spirit oi' the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A hair clipper comprising a cutting head; a cutting blade cooperating therewith an abutment associated with said blade; a housing loosely engaging said blade and abutment; and means for pressing said housing into engagement with said blade, substantially as described.

2. A hair clipper comprising a cutting head; a cutting blade cooperating therewith; an abutment on said head above said blade; a housing resting on said blade and loosely embracing said abutment; and means on said abutment pressing said housing into engage ment with said blade, substantially as described.

3. A hair clipper comprising a cutting head; a cutting blade cooperating therewith; an abutment on said head above said blade; a housing resting on said blade and loosely embracing said abutment; and an adjusting screw carried by said abutment and pressing said housing into engagement with said blade, substantially as described.

il. A hair clipper comprising a cutting head; a reciproeatory Cutting blade on said head cooperating therewith; an abutment on said head above said blade; a housing resting on said blade and provided with a socket embracing said abutment; a set screw threaded in said abutment and passing downwardly therethrough; and a flange on said housing` contacting with the lower end of said set screw, substantiallyv as described.

5. A hair clipper comprising a cutting head; upstanding guide posts on said head; a reciprocating Cutting blade cooperating with said head and having slots fitting over said posts; an abutment above said blade; a

` and a spring on said set screw between the head thereof and the top of said abutment, substantially as described. l

In testimon;7 whereof I have signed my naine to this speeilication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM E. GRAY.

Witnesses:

JosHUA R. H. Po'rrs, FREDA C. APPLETON. 

